Guest

Why the bond enthalpy of OH bond is different in ethanol and water

Why the bond enthalpy  of  OH bond is different  in ethanol and water

Grade:11

1 Answers

Arun
25750 Points
5 years ago
There is a difference in bond enthalpy of O-H bond in ethanol and water because of difference in electronegativity of hydrogen and carbon. As electronegativity differencein hydrogen and oxygen is higher than that in carbon and oxygen so O-H bond in water has more bond enthalpy than in ethanol

Think You Can Provide A Better Answer ?

ASK QUESTION

Get your questions answered by the expert for free